Manifolding paper holder



MANIFOLDING PAPER HOLDER Filed May 2'7, 1925 Q v -O N-O 1 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 13, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM J. WISWALL,0F PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED,OF TORONTO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OF CANADA MANIFOLDING PAPER HOLDERApplication filed May 27, 1925. Serial No. 33,263.

This invention relates to improvements in holders for continuous stripsof paper or similar record strips, but more particularly in some of itsdetails it relates to improvements in such holders adapted to supportinterfolded'continuous webs or strips for manifold entry of recordsthereon.

It is a general object of the invention to provide a device of thecharacter mentioned embodying an improved and eflective arrangement forsupporting one or more record webs or strips for entry of a recordthereon,

and for severing the part or sheet on which the record is made.

A further object is to provide, in a device of the character mentioned,an improved aligning device for aligning the record strips relatively toeach other and for checking them in correct record receiving position ona wrlting table or platen when fed forwardly from a strip supply.

A further object is to provide, in a device of the character mentioned,an improved supporting means for carbon or other transfer strips wherebythe strips are supported and retained in transfer position betweenadjacent record strips, and providing also for convenient insertion orremoval Qf the transfer strips.

Another object is to provide, in a device of thecharacte'r mentioned, animproved arrangement for supporting and guiding the record strips overthe writing table embodying an improved form of presser for holdingthelstrips in correct position upon the writing tab e.

A further object is, to provide, in a device ofthe character mentioned,an improved support and enclosure for the record and transfer andobjects of the invention, reference is had 7 to the followingdescription and to' the a'ccompanyingdrawings wherein Figure 1 is aperspective view of a manifolding apparatus embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, vertical section taken approximately on theline 22 of Fig. 1, the disclosure being partially diagrammatic,

Fig. 3 is a plan of a fragment of a record strip, and

' Fig. 4 is a view of a transfer strip.

Referring to the drawings for a detailed description of the embodimentof the invention there shown, a box-like holder 10 is provided having abottom plate and side walls forming a compartment or housing for thereception and support of a supply of record strips. A writing table 11which may also in some cases serve as a cover is attached to the holder10 being preferably hinged or pivoted to the latter. It is preferable toinclude an intermediate section 12 functioning as a hinge member andhaving. hinged connection to both the support 10 and the cover 11whereby the cover may be swung into position overlying the storagecompartment of the holder 10, the intermediate section 12 then assuminga position transverse to the storage compartment as shown in dot anddash lines, Fig. 2. In order to hold the parts in this folded positionlatch members 12 may be secured to the side walls of the holder 10,being positioned so as to engage with the edges of the intermediatesection 12, when moved to ner side with a smooth, firm surface providinga writing table on whichthe record strips are supported during entry ofa record thereon. The cover may be of laminated construction, as shownin Fig. 2 for the purpose of strengthening the same so as to avoid .warin and irre ularities in the writin "surface.

a roller 13 is supported at or adjacent the inner end of the cover 11which is attached to the supporting holder 10. For supporting thispressure roller in position a supporting member or post 14 may beprovided at one edge of the cover, and a similar supporting post 15 onthe cover opposite the supporting post 14. These supporting posts may besecured to the cover 11 in' any desirable manner, each post beingprovided with an inwardly facing channel. The channel of the post 14 isclosed at the top of the post by means of an overlying plate 16 whilethe channel of the post 15 is open at'the top for permitting insertionor removal of the presser roller 13. A spring retainer 17 is mountedadjacent the post 15 having a part overlying the channel. It willtherefore be seen that the roller may be easily inserted or removed fromits support by the posts 14, 15 merely by pressing the spring retainer17 from the path of movement of the end of the presser roller 13. Whenthe roller is in operative position it is retained there by means of theoverlying plate 16 at one end and at the other end by means of thespring retainer 17.

As shown in Fig. 2 a supply of record strips preferably in the form of azigzag supply pad or pack A is supported in the compartment of theholder 10, being held in position therein by any desirable means (notshown). The supply pack shown is composed of three interfolded recordstrips B, one or more of which is preferably provided with a blank form18 upon which a record or entry may be written or printed. Each stripalso has a transverse fold as indicated at 19 which may coincide withthe folds of the strips at the ends of the zigzag pack, and ispreferably also weakened so as to facilitate severance of the strips.These transverse folds or lines 19 divide the strip into consecutivesheets or leaves. One or more apertures 20 are formed on each leaf,bearing a definite relation to the adjacent blank form and to thetransverse line 19. The channels in the supporting posts provide limitedup and down floating movement for the roller 13, which thereby readilyadapts its position and action tothe transfer and record stripsthereunder holding said strips down by its weight but permittingtravelling movement of the record strips. The floating roller and thesupporting posts 14, 15 also, guide the record strips and direct theminto correct position on the writing table when being fed forwardly.

One or more carbon or similar transfer sheets G may be provided fortransferring records made on the upper transfer sheet to the lower sheetor sheets. Each transfer sheet C may be supported by an attached supportor hinder 21 extending beyond the edges of the strip so as to enter thechannels of the supporting posts 1 1 and 15. A. convenient mer ofattaching the transfer strip to its support or binder is to double orfold it over the supporting strip 21 and to stitch it to said strip,which may be ofsome strong, semi-rigid material such as fibreboard. ltwill thus be seen that each transfer strip may be placed in position forsupport in the posts 14, 15 or moved therefrom by merely moving thespring retainer 17 out of obstructing position.

At the outer or free end of the cover or writing table 11 a severing bar22 is movably mounted being preferably pivoted to the covor by meansofsupporting arms 23 extending inwardly and secured to opposite ends ofthe bar. This severing or cutter bar is provided on its underside withone or more lugs or aligning pins 24 positioned for registry with theapertures 20 of the record strips. Thebar 22 and its lugs 24 are biasedinto contacting position with the strips B as by gravity, being madethick and relatively heavy for this purpose. It thus acts as a clamp forpressing upon and holding the record strips in position on the writingtable both during forward travel of the strips and at the time theforwardly fed reaches are severed. A notch 25 is preferably formed atthe outer edge of the cover to facilitate manual gripping of the recordstrips prior to forward advancement thereof. Guide plates 26 arepositioned adjacent the swinging bar 22 being preferably mounted at theedges of the cover 11 and each having an inwardly directed flangeoverlying the edges of the record strips and providing a channel for thereception of the edges of the record strips. The guide plates 26 as wellas the aligning lugs 24 are somewhat exaggerated in vertical dimensionin Fig. 2

for the purpose of facilitating disclosure of, the strips in theircorrect operative positiom at a time, the transfer strips C and presserroller 13 being removed. The lowermost strip B is first advanced overthe writing table until its forward end registers with the forward edgeof the severing bar 22 and a carbon sheet then placed in supportedposition in the posts 14, 15 as above described. The next successiverecord strip is then placed in position similarly to the first strip,the operation being repeated until all the record strips of the set arein place, a transfer strip being positioned between each two adjacentrecord strips. supported at one end with a free end trailing betweenadjacent record strips, whereby the transfer strips are kept smoothedout and extended by the advancing record strips. lhe severing bar isthen raised and the forward edges of the record strips placed under theguides 26 and the severing bar replaced in' clamping position, the gemlugs 24;

Each transfer strip is thus of the strips. The whole set of transferstrips thus travel together, and when the next successive apertures 20register with the lugs 24, the lugs enter the apertures checking furtheradvancement and effecting a measured strip delivery. The checking ofstrip advancement takes place when the next successive blank form 18 ispositioned for an entry on the writing table. Since the lugs enter theapertures of all the'record strips, said strips are effectivelymaintained in alignment relative to each other, both longitudinally andtransversely. When the lugs enter the apertures,

' as described, the forwardly fed parts of the strips may be severedacross the bar 22 by exerting a tearing pull upon the strips. For thispurpose the bar, if necessary, may be held down manually in firmclamping position.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction anddifferent embodiments of the invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as amatter of language, might be said to fall'therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. In an autographic register, in combination, a writing table overwhich one or more record strips may be led into writing position,supports mounted on the register having channels disposed at an angle tothe surface of the writing table and facing each other, a floating str1pguide and support mounted in said channels, said channels extending topoints substantially flush with the writing surface of the writingtable, one

- of said channels being permanently closed, at

its outer end and a retractable retaining member for said floating guideclosing the outer e nd of the other channel.

2. In an autographic register, in combination, a writing table having awriting surface over which-one or more record strips ing surface andsupported at its opposite ends in the channels of said supports so as tocarry a transfer sheet in trailing position adjacent the record strip,and a floating presser mounted in said channels for applying pressureupon the advancing record strips and retaining the transfer sheetsupporting member in operative position.

3. In an autographic register, in combination, a writing table overwhich one or more record strips may be led into writing position,channeled guideways for supporting a transfer strip in transfer positionon said writing table, and a presser roller oscillatably mounted in saidguideways for pressing said transfer and record strips into operativeposition.

4. In an autographic register, in combination, a writing table having awriting surface over which one or more record strips may be led intowriting position, channeled supports mounted adjacent said writing tableand having channels extending to points substantially flush with saidwriting surface, and a floating presser roller mounted in the channelsof said supports and positioned substantially in the plane of saidwriting surface for applying guiding pressure upon said regord strips asthey pass onto said writing ta 1e.

5. In a device of the character described, 1

in combination, a support having a compartment for housing a recordstrip supply, a 7

cover for said housing compartment providing a writing table forsupporting the record strip during entry of a record thereon, said coverbeing movable from covering position into writing position, channeledsupports mounted on said cover, a transfer sheet supporting membersupported in the channels of said supports, and a floating pressermounted in said channels for applying pressure upon the advancing recordstrips and retaining the transfer strips in operative position.

6. In a portable manifolding device, in

combination, a support having a compartment for housing and supporting arecord strip supply, a writing table having a strip supporting surfaceand being movably attached t'o said support and movable to inoperativeposition in juxtaposition to aside of said support or extensible foractive use as a writing table for supporting the record strip upon saidstrip supporting surface during entry of a record thereon, oppositeguide to press and support the strip against said 13 strip supportingsurface and to guide it in passing to said writing table from saidcompartment.

7. In a manifolding device, a platen, guide elements secured at oppositesides thereto, a

plurality of rods, each rod carrying a sheet of carbon paper and havingits ends disposed within the guide elements, and a roller resting uponthe rods and having its ends within the respective elements.

8. In an autographic register, in combination, a writing table overwhich one or more record strips may be led into writing position,channelledguideways for supporting a transfer strip in transfer positionon said writing table, and a presser roller mounted for movementin saidguideways for pressing said transfer and record strips into operativeposition.

9. In an aut'ographic register, in combination, a writing table having awriting surface over which one or more record strips may be led intowriting position, channelled supports mounted adjacent said Writingtable and terminating substantially flush with said writingsurface, anda floating presser roller mounted in the channels of said supports forapplying guiding pressure upon said record strips as they pass upon thewriting table.

10. In a manifolding device, in combination, a platen, guide elementssecured at opposite sides of said platen, at least one transfor sheetsupporting element supported at its opposite ends by said guide elementsfor movement toward and away from the platen for supporting a transfersheet between record strips, and a presser member overlying saidtransfer sheet supporting element and said record strip and pressingthem into operative position, said presser member being movablyconnected at its opposite ends to said guide elements and guided by thelatter toward and away from the operative position of said transfersheet supporting element. i

In testimony whereof I aiiix my si nature.

WILLIAMJ. WIS ALL.

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